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Ergocalciferol (Deltalin, Eli Lilly and Company
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Ergocalciferol (Deltalin, Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company

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) is a form of Vitamin D
Vitamin D

Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble prohormones, the two major forms of which are vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 . The term vitamin D also refers to metabolites and other analogues of these substances....
, also called vitamin D2. It has the systematic name "(3ß,5Z,7E,22E)-9,10-secoergosta-5,7,10(19),22-tetraen-3-ol". It is created from viosterol, which in turn is created when ultraviolet light activates ergosterol
Ergosterol

Ergosterol , a sterol, is a biological precursor to Vitamin D. It is turned into viosterol by ultraviolet light, and is then converted into ergocalciferol, which is a form of Vitamin D....
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